Filings, Letters and Testimonies

INGAA submits comments and filings to various regulatory, congressional and administrative entities. You can search by year, agency, and title using the search engine below. Also, the most recent submissions are highlighted on the home page and appear in chronological order below the search engine.

Good morning Chairman Murkowski, Ranking Member Cantwell and members of the committee. My name is Donald Santa, and I am president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, or INGAA. Our ...

Good morning. My name is Donald Santa, and I am President and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). INGAA represents the interstate natural gas pipeline industry. INGAA’s members transport the vast ...

Good morning Chairman Upton, Ranking Member Rush and the members of the subcommittee. My name is Donald Santa, and I am president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, or INGAA. INGAA’s members transport the vast majority of the natural gas consumed in the ...

On May 14, 2013 Don Santa, President and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America testified in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding natural gas infrastructure. Much has been said about new domestic supplies of natural gas and about the ...

A Review of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act Of 2011

Don Santa, President & CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, testified before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011

INGAA urges Congress to pass a pipeline safety reauthorization bill soon. Industry continues to make significant system‐wide investments in advancing its goal of zero pipeline incidents. Congress should provide additional clarity to guide PHMSA on its comprehensive natural gas pipeline rule, and address duplicative and outdated provisions that do not contribute to enhancing public safety.

Pipeline Permitting Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce

The approval and permitting process for interstate natural gas pipelines has become increasingly challenging. While this remains a good, albeit complex, process, there have been some trends in the wrong direction. INGAA supports any efforts to improve the pipeline permitting process, but

Testimony of Donald F. Santa president and chief executive officer the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America before the subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives regarding the “Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act”

Don Santa, President & CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, testified on June 20 2014 before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and Committee on Natural Resources regarding H.R. 1587, The Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act.

Don Santa, President & CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, testified before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the benefits of and challenges to energy access in the 21st century.

Don Santa, the President and CEO of INGAA, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security on September 29, 2015 at 2:30 pm ET.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Power subcommittee held a hearing on pipeline safety. Christopher Helms, executive vice president and group CEO of NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage, testified on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.

Good morning. My name is Chad Zamarin, and I am Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development at the Williams Companies. Williams owns and operates natural gas gathering, processing and transmission infrastructure, including the nation’s largest-by-volume natural gas interstate ...

INGAA opposes a provision of Pipeline Safety reauthorization draft that would allow an individual to petition a federal district court to enjoin the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) in connection with that agency’s alleged failure to act.